8,500 ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,076
- 2016: 8,297
- 2021: 8,500
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ararat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ararat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 8,500 people now calls Ararat home, marking it as one of the largest areas of its kind. The community has grown older over time, with the typical resident now aged 45. This is noticeably older than the national figure of 38 years.
8,500
▲ +5.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ararat — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area's total population is 8,500, making it one of the largest among similar places. The typical resident is 45, which is seven years older than the average person in Victoria or Australia.
45 yrs ▲ +4.7%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Ararat has a noticeably older age profile, with 24.1% of people aged 65 and over, well above the 17.2% national figure. This contributes to a lower proportion of children under 15, who make up 14.4% of the population.
24.1% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ararat splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. Most people are either married (40.4%) or have never been married (38.9%).
2.1% ▲ +109.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Ararat splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 9%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ararat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20053/ararat/topic/demographics-identity